What must I do to inherit eternal life? The man in Mark’s Gospel today, who runs and kneels before Jesus, always gives me pause. He seems to be on the right track, as he sincerely wants to know how to gain eternal life. He has probably thought about the question a...
As we begin Respect Life Month, I offer you this reflection from the United States Catholic Bishops: I CAME SO THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE LIFE During the Easter Vigil liturgy, the single flame of the Easter candle shines through the darkness. That small flame spreads as...
If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all. Who doesn’t like to be first? Who among us does not want to be a winner in all things of life? These are the questions that would be asked of Jesus in our modern-day culture and, most...
If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and has no food for the day, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well,” but you do not give them the necessities of the body, what good is it? So also, faith of itself, if it does not have works, is...
My brothers and sisters, show no partiality as you adhere to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. Do you remember when Presidential election campaigns were somewhat limited to the weeks between Labor Day and Election Day? That process is long gone as it now...
